Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
56.53% of foodgrains have been lifted in the country under PMGKAY Phase IV
Andaman & Nicobar topmost in country for lifting highest percentage of foodgrains under PMGKAY Phase IV
The UT of Anadaman and Nicobar has lifted 93% of allocated foodgrains from Jul-Sept 15, 2021
The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar is topmost in India to have lifted highest percentage of foodgrains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  Phase IV.
The UT of Andaman & Nicobar has lifted 93% of the allocated foodgrains under PMGKAY -IV . Following close is Odisha which has lifted 92%, Tripura and Meghalaya on the third spot lifting 73% each while Telangana, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lifted 71% foodgrains each in the above mentioned time period.
Pertinently, during Phase IV of PMGKAY which started in July 2021 till September 15, 2021, 56.53% of foodgrains have been lifted in the country. The Phase IV period will conclude in November 2021.
Notably, Phase III of the scheme has reported highest lifting percentage of 98.41%.
Government of India has so far allocated nearly 600 LMT of foodgrains under PMGKAY Scheme in all its four phases. Against the total allocation done under the scheme in all phases, 82.76% of lifting of foodgrains has been done till September 15, 2021.
The Centre allocates foodgrains in every phase of the scheme. Once the state government takes the allocated foodgrains from the Centre for further disbursement, it is called as lifting.
The details of allocation and lifting of foodgrains under PMGKAY is as under:
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Sl. No
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Name of Scheme
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Quantity Allotted 
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Lifting 
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Wheat
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Rice
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Total
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Wheat
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Rice
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Total
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LIFTING %AGE
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1
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PMGKAY-I  - 97.72%
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15.65
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104.55
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120.2
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15.01
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102.45
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117.46
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97.72%
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2
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PMGKAY-II  - 93.59%
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94.25
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106.12
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200.37
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88.63
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98.91
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187.54
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93.59%
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3
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PMGKAY-III  - 98.41%
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37.66
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41.86
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79.52
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37.00
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41.26
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78.26
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98.41%
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4
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PMGKAY-IV 

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97.09
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101.69
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198.78
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49.53
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62.86
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112.39
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56.53%
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Total
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244.65
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354.22
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598.87
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190.17
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305.49
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495.66
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82.76%
The State/UT-wise details of allocation and lifting are available at Annexure – I.
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State/UT
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PMGKAY-IV 
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LIFTING 
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LIFTING %AGE
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Total
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- Andman Nicobar
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1409
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93
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- Odisha
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746516
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92
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- Tripura
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45477
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73
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- Meghalaya
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38911
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73
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- Arunachal Pradesh
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14814
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71
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4 Mizoram
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11813
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71
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4 Telangana
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338633
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71
To ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor and needy due to economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, the Central Government through Pradhan MantriGaribKalyan Anna Yojana  almost doubled the quantity of monthly foodgrains being distributed normally to around 80 Crore beneficiaries in the country covered under National Food Security Act  by providing them an additional quantity of 5 Kg foodgrains per person per month, free-of-cost, over and above the normal NFSA entitlement of their Antyodaya Anna Yojana / Priority Householders  ration cards . Initially, this additional free benefit under PM-GKAY was provided for a period of three months . However, with the crisis continuing, the program was extended for another five months . After the onset of the second wave of the pandemic, PM-GKAY was once again rolled-out for a period of two months  and was further extended for a period of five months .